Re: [rdiff-backup-users] Lock file

[Chris Wilson]

Hi Sebastien,

On Wed, 23 Aug 2006, Sebastien Maret wrote:

> I use rdiff-backup to backup my home directory on a desktop computer
> with a cron job. From time to time, the backup fails because of a lost
> connection, for example when I move my laptop from one place to the
> other.
>
> When this occurs, the next backup fails because rdiff-backup believes
> that there is still a process running, although it is not the case. Is
> this a bug in the way rdiff-backup check if an other process is
> running?
>
> That's a bit annoying, because when this happens, I need to regress
> the backup directory by hand before starting an other backup
> process.

You could try changing your backup script so that it automatically runs 
check-destination-dir after each backup "finishes". Then, if the backup 
failed, you won't need to regress by hand. It also prevents you from 
accidentally running two backups at once, which will probably happen and 
corrupt your repository one day.

Cheers, Chris.
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